SCHOLARSHIPS 2008

THE ADJUDICATORS RECOMMEND THE RECIPIENTS OF ALL SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships for all Festival disciplines are provided at the Junior ($100), Intermediate ($150), and Senior ($200) levels to participants who reside or study in St. Albert or the surrounding municipal districts (not including Edmonton).

Recommendations to the Provincial Festival including the entry fees ($75-Solo / $150-Other) available to any participant. Exception: There are no classes offered at the Provincial Festival for Band or Dance.

THE ROSE BOWL ($500) is awarded to the “Best of the Festival” and is not awarded to the same participant in consecutive years.

MARSHA STANTON AWARD ($350) is awarded to the student who enters a large number of classes in a variety of disciplines.

LYLE MOORE SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship of $1,000 to continue advanced studies in music

• Enter Class L400
• Open to students who reside, or study in St. Albert and surrounding districts, not including Edmonton
• Candidates must be Advanced Level Music Students aged 16 to 28
• Repertoire Selections for ANY solo instrument or voice may include concerti with a total maximum performance time of 25 minutes. Selection of a concert program displaying a balance of musical styles will be considered by the adjudicators. Repertoire that is not entered in any other Festival class is preferred.

REGULATIONS

a. Entry Fee: $27
b. Candidates will be interviewed by the Festival Committee prior to the Festival to obtain a brief biography including musical achievements and goals
c. Candidates must identify the post secondary institution or individual to which the scholarship of $1000 will be paid
d. A maximum of 5 candidates will be selected to perform in this class
e. A panel of adjudicators representing the disciplines of the performers will adjudicate the class
f. The St. Albert Rotary Music Festival reserves the right to withhold the scholarship unless a suitable candidate is identified

ELSIE AND BILL FILIPCHUK MUSICAL THEATRE BURSARY – $400

• Awarded to a student, 16 years and under who resides and/or studies in St. Albert and surrounding district not including Edmonton
• Paid in the form of tuition to a teacher of the student’s choic
• Recipient is selected by the adjudicator of the St. Albert Rotary Music Festiv
• The Host Lions Club reserves the right to withhold the scholarship if a suitable candidate is not identified

THE PATRICIA BURGESS PRIZE – $150

Sponsored by the Marek Jablonsky Endowment Board, the Patricia Burgess Prize is awarded for the best performance of Chopin.